Janolus barbarensis

Janolus barbarensis
Janolus barbarensis from Santa Cruz, California
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
(unranked): clade Heterobranchia
clade Euthyneura
clade Nudipleura
clade Nudibranchia
clade Dexiarchia
clade Cladobranchia
Family: Proctonotidae
Genus: Janolus
Species: J. barbarensis
Binomial name
Janolus barbarensis
(J. G. Cooper, 1863)
Synonyms

Antiopella barbarensis (J. G. Cooper, 1863)

Janolus barbarensis, common name Santa Barbara janolus, is a colorful sea slug, an arminina nudibranch, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Proctonotidae.[1]

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Janolus barbarensis from Santa Cruz, California - head closeup

Distribution

Janolus barbarensis is a commonly found nudibranch on the Pacific coast inhabiting tide pools of La Jolla, California.[3] Populations also expand to some parts of Costa Rica.

Behrens 1991 gives the distribution as 'San Francisco Bay to Baja California, Gulf of California, Mexico.'

References

  1. ↑ Rosenberg, G. (2015). Janolus barbarensis (J. G. Cooper, 1863). In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=581839 on 2016-05-21
  2. ↑ P.I., jurisdiction=New South Wales; corporateName=Australian Museum; author=Rudman, W.B., Firminger (2010-07-15). "The Sea Slug Forum - Janolus barbarensis". www.seaslugforum.net. Retrieved 2016-05-19.
  3. ↑ "Santa Barbara Janolus (Janolus barbarensis)". iNaturalist.org. Retrieved 2016-05-19.

• Cooper, J.G. (1863). On new or rare Mollusca inhabiting the coast of California. Proc. Calif. Acad. Sci. 3(1): 56-60

  • Turgeon, D.; Quinn, J.F.; Bogan, A.E.; Coan, E.V.; Hochberg, F.G.; Lyons, W.G.; Mikkelsen, P.M.; Neves, R.J.; Roper, C.F.E.; Rosenberg, G.; Roth, B.; Scheltema, A.; Thompson, F.G.; Vecchione, M.; Williams, J.D. (1998). Common and scientific names of aquatic invertebrates from the United States and Canada: mollusks. 2nd ed. American Fisheries Society Special Publication, 26. American Fisheries Society: Bethesda, MD (USA). ISBN 1-888569-01-8. IX, 526 + cd-rom pp.
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